Writer
Boualem Sansal
1949 - today
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Boualem Sansal
His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Boualem Sansal is the 1,639th most popular writer (up from 4,023rd in 2024), the 55th most popular biography from Algeria (up from 107th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Algerian Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Boualem Sansal ranks 1,639 out of 7,302. Before him are Giovanni Francesco Straparola, Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, Harlan Coben, Pehr Henrik Ling, Babrius, and Robert Desnos. After him are Robert Silverberg, Mao Dun, Elizabeth George, Robert Wilson, Fran Krsto Frankopan, and Petar Zrinski.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Giovanni Francesco Straparola
1480 - 1557
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 1,633
Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala
1535 - 1615
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 1,634
Harlan Coben
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 1,635
Pehr Henrik Ling
1776 - 1839
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 1,636
Babrius
110 - 200
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 1,637
Robert Desnos
1900 - 1945
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 1,638
Boualem Sansal
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 1,639
Robert Silverberg
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 1,640
Mao Dun
1896 - 1981
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 1,641
Elizabeth George
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 1,642
Robert Wilson
1941 - 2025
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 1,643
Fran Krsto Frankopan
1643 - 1671
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 1,644
Petar Zrinski
1621 - 1671
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 1,645
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Boualem Sansal ranks 141. Before him are Leopoldo Luque, Murder of Sylvia Likens, Ken Wilber, Shing-Tung Yau, Carlos Bianchi, and Sergei Bagapsh. After him are Elizabeth George, Cliff Williams, Lasse Virén, Manuel Marín, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, and Vera Wang.
Others Born in 1949
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Leopoldo Luque
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 135
Murder of Sylvia Likens
CELEBRITY
1949 - 1965
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 136
Ken Wilber
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 137
Shing-Tung Yau
MATHEMATICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 138
Carlos Bianchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 139
Sergei Bagapsh
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2011
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 140
Boualem Sansal
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 141
Elizabeth George
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 142
Cliff Williams
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 143
Lasse Virén
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 144
Manuel Marín
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2017
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 145
Hans-Hermann Hoppe
ECONOMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 146
Vera Wang
FASHION DESIGNER
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 147
In Algeria
Among people born in Algeria, Boualem Sansal ranks 55 out of NaN. Before him are Maximilian of Tebessa (274), Adherbal (-200), Enrico Macias (1938), Paul Masson (1876), Tony Gatlif (1948), and Lalla Fatma N'Soumer (1830). After him are René Viviani (1862), Rabah Madjer (1958), Ali Kafi (1928), Gaston Julia (1893), Nicole Garcia (1946), and Kateb Yacine (1929).
Others born in Algeria
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Maximilian of Tebessa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
274 - 295
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 49
Adherbal
POLITICIAN
200 BC - 112 BC
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 50
Enrico Macias
MUSICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 51
Paul Masson
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1944
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 52
Tony Gatlif
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 53
Lalla Fatma N'Soumer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1830 - 1863
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 54
Boualem Sansal
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 55
René Viviani
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1925
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 56
Rabah Madjer
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 57
Ali Kafi
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2013
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 58
Gaston Julia
MATHEMATICIAN
1893 - 1978
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 59
Nicole Garcia
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 60
Kateb Yacine
WRITER
1929 - 1989
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 61
Among Writers In Algeria
Among writers born in Algeria, Boualem Sansal ranks 8. Before him are Apuleius (125), Hélène Cixous (1937), Bernard-Henri Lévy (1948), Assia Djebar (1936), Marcus Minucius Felix (110), and Robert Merle (1908). After him are Kateb Yacine (1929), Al-Busiri (1213), Isaac Alfasi (1013), Mohammed Dib (1920), Mouloud Feraoun (1913), and Yasmina Khadra (1955).
Apuleius
125 - 170
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 2
Hélène Cixous
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 3
Bernard-Henri Lévy
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 4
Assia Djebar
1936 - 2015
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 5
Marcus Minucius Felix
110 - 260
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 6
Robert Merle
1908 - 2004
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 7
Boualem Sansal
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 8
Kateb Yacine
1929 - 1989
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 9
Al-Busiri
1213 - 1294
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 10
Isaac Alfasi
1013 - 1103
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 11
Mohammed Dib
1920 - 2003
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 12
Mouloud Feraoun
1913 - 1962
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 13
Yasmina Khadra
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 14
